Madonna has adopted a 12 month old African boy in Malawi.
Madonna is in Malawi where she is funding programs to alleviate poverty in the region. She has donated $3 million to the cause and plans to fund an addition $1 million to make a documentary of the problems for children in the region.Malawi is rated the 10th poorest country in the world and has a high population of orphans because of Aids.
The unnamed boy was picked from amongst 12 children selected before her arrival in the country. A spokesperson from the government of Malawi told the media that the singer had asked for a girl but changed her mind two weeks before arriving in the region.
Malawi waived its rule of non-resident adoptions for the singer. She has not said if her son will travel with her back to London when she leaves on this trip or if he will follow at a later date.
